SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.18 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 163 (150/49 BC).

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Lot: 227. Estimated: $ 300

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Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.18 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 163 (150/49 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left; cornucopia to outer left, ΓΞΡ (date) and monogram in exergue. SC 1781.3d; HGC 9, 875a; DCA 118. Lightly toned, some chipping along edge, obverse struck a little off center with worn die. Good VF.

Ex Kunker eLive 53 (20 February 2019), lot 8074; G. Hirsch 255 (14 February 2008), lot 1598.


Closing Date and Time: 23 February 2022 at 11:15:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.